1 the mark ( ' ) used to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out, as in she's for she is and '63 for 1963
2 the mark ( ' ) used before or after the letter 's' to show that sth belongs to sb, as in Sam's watch and the horses' tails
3 the mark ( ' ) used before the letter 's' to show the plural of a letter or number, as in How many 3's are there in 9? and There are two m's in 'comma'.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of apostrophe come from?
This entry for apostrophe is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is apostrophe a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, apostrophe is tagged as noun.
Does apostrophe appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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